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245 14 a| The admirals :b| Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea /c| Walter R. Borneman.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Little, Brown and Co.,c| 2012.;

300 a| ix, 559 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-544) and index.;

505 0 a| List of Maps -- Prologue: The Banks of the Severn -- Saturday, December 6, 1941 -- pt. 1. Sailors, 1897-1918 -- Leahy, "The Judge," Annapolis, Class of 1897 -- King, "Rey," Annapolis, Class of 1901 -- Halsey, "Pudge," Annapolis, Class of 1904 -- Nimitz, "Nim-i-tiz," Annapolis, Class of 1905 -- First Commands -- Dress Rehearsal -- pt. 2. Ships, 1918-1941 -- Battleships -- Submarines -- Aircraft Carriers -- First Stars -- Projecting Power -- At War All But in Name -- pt. 3. Admirals, 1941-1945 -- Searching for Scapegoats and Heroes -- Spread Thin -- Deciding the Course -- Fighting the Japanese and MacArthur -- From Casablanca to Teheran -- Take Care, My Boy -- Driving It Home -- The Crippling Blow -- Halsey's Luck -- Two Typhoons and Five Stars -- Interim President -- Toward Tokyo Bay -- Measures of Men -- Appendix A: Comparative Ranks of Commissioned Officers in U.S. Military Services -- Appendix B: World War II-era General Protocols for Naming U.S. Navy Ships -- Appendix C: Comparative Tonnages and Armaments of Selected Ships -- Appendix D: Chiefs of Naval Operations, 1915 to 1947 -- Appendix E: Commanders-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, 1922 to 1945 -- Appendix F: World War II-era U.S. Battleships -- Appendix G: World War II-era U.S. Aircraft Carriers -- Appendix H: Ships Named for the Fleet Admirals -- Appendix I: Major World War II Conferences and Operations with Code Names.;

520 a| A unique collective biography of the four men who "with a combination of nimble counsel, exasperating ego, studied patience, and street-fighter tactics" shaped the modern U.S. Navy to win WWII at sea.;

600 10 a| Nimitz, Chester W.q| (Chester William),d| 1885-1966.=| ^A226603;

600 10 a| Halsey, William F.q| (William Frederick),d| 1882-1959.=| ^A43796;

600 10 a| Leahy, William D.=| ^A40562;

600 10 a| King, Ernest Joseph,d| 1878-1956.=| ^A122306;

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The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea / Walter R. Borneman.

Author/creator	Borneman, Walter R., 1952-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012.
Description	ix, 559 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects	Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966. Halsey, William F. (William Frederick), 1882-1959. Leahy, William D. King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956. United States. Navy--Biography. United States. Navy--History. --20th century. Admirals--United States. --Biography. Naval art and science--History. --20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American. World War, 1939-1945--Biography.

Contents	List of Maps -- Prologue: The Banks of the Severn -- Saturday, December 6, 1941 -- pt. 1. Sailors, 1897-1918 -- Leahy, "The Judge," Annapolis, Class of 1897 -- King, "Rey," Annapolis, Class of 1901 -- Halsey, "Pudge," Annapolis, Class of 1904 -- Nimitz, "Nim-i-tiz," Annapolis, Class of 1905 -- First Commands -- Dress Rehearsal -- pt. 2. Ships, 1918-1941 -- Battleships -- Submarines -- Aircraft Carriers -- First Stars -- Projecting Power -- At War All But in Name -- pt. 3. Admirals, 1941-1945 -- Searching for Scapegoats and Heroes -- Spread Thin -- Deciding the Course -- Fighting the Japanese and MacArthur -- From Casablanca to Teheran -- Take Care, My Boy -- Driving It Home -- The Crippling Blow -- Halsey's Luck -- Two Typhoons and Five Stars -- Interim President -- Toward Tokyo Bay -- Measures of Men -- Appendix A: Comparative Ranks of Commissioned Officers in U.S. Military Services -- Appendix B: World War II-era General Protocols for Naming U.S. Navy Ships -- Appendix C: Comparative Tonnages and Armaments of Selected Ships -- Appendix D: Chiefs of Naval Operations, 1915 to 1947 -- Appendix E: Commanders-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, 1922 to 1945 -- Appendix F: World War II-era U.S. Battleships -- Appendix G: World War II-era U.S. Aircraft Carriers -- Appendix H: Ships Named for the Fleet Admirals -- Appendix I: Major World War II Conferences and Operations with Code Names.
Abstract	A unique collective biography of the four men who "with a combination of nimble counsel, exasperating ego, studied patience, and street-fighter tactics" shaped the modern U.S. Navy to win WWII at sea.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-544) and index.
LCCN	2011032394
ISBN	9780316097840
ISBN	0316097845

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